OBITUARIES
Doyle Ceola Stanford
Feb 16, 2025
Doyle Ceola Stanford, 91, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Doyle was born on April 5, 1933 in Rebecca to the late Leon Ceola and Rosa Frances Miller Stanford. He was a member of Rebecca United Methodist Church where he served as church treasurer and men’s Sunday School Teacher. He retired from the United...
Noah Lee Tripp
Feb 15, 2025
Noah Lee Tripp, 16, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Noah was born on August 13, 2008 in Cordele to Scotty Lee Tripp and Martha Lee Hayslip. He was a 9th grade student at the Georgia School For The Deaf in Cave Spring. Noah was a true outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish. One of his favorite pastimes...
Barbara Ann Hallford Kennedy
Feb 14, 2025
Barbara Ann Halford Kennedy, 87, of Columbus passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus.
Barbara was born on June 23, 1937 in Andalusia, Alabama to the late John R. and Lena D. Martin Hallford. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She loved working in her flower garden. She also enjoyed needle work...
Dixie Jean Gay
Feb 14, 2025
Dixie Jean Gay, 66, of Chula passed away Friday, February 14, 2025.
Dixie was born in Sylvester on December 12, 1958 to the late Bo Wynton and Bonnie Burk Gay. After graduating high school in California, Dixie attended nursing school. After returning home to Georgia she continued to work as a nurse until she married her husband, Carl Gay. Dixie and...
Ray Eric Black
Feb 13, 2025
Ray Eric Black, 64, of Pearson passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025.
Ray was born in Ashburn on May 15, 1960 to the late Edward Ray Black and Marilyn Cleo Scott Black. He was a Truck Driver with Cypress Truck Line. He also served his country with honor in the United States Army. Ray was an avid outdoorsman and loved to...
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter
Feb 13, 2025
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter, 76, passed away February 13, 2025 at her residence.
Joyce was born on December 20, 1948 in Tift County to the late Charlie Fred and Rachel Hightower McKinney. Joyce spent most of her life busy raising her children, Lee and Bo. She served on the Board of Elections for Worth County and also ran the Doles Agency....
Flora Mathews Rooks
Feb 11, 2025
Flora Mathews Rooks, 80, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at her residence.
Flora was born in Turner County to the late Emory Edward and Calline Perry Mathews. She was a bookkeeper and later a partner with Economy Gas Company for many years. Flora, known as Precious to her grandchildren, was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved...
Mary Helen Walls Nestor
Jan 29, 2025
Mary Helen Walls Nestor, 90, of Farmerville, Louisiana passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Mary was born in Cordele on February 27, 1934 to the late Oscar Lee, Sr. and Maggie Brown Walls. She was an embroiderer having worked for Speed Check. Mary enjoyed cooking and her biscuits were known to be the very best around. She was a faithful member...
Esther Faye Ruth Warren
Jan 28, 2025
Esther Faye Ruth Warren, 80, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Pruitt Healthcare.
Faye was born on December 8, 1944 in Turner County to the late Joe Robert Warren and Lois Eunice Hampton House. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Fortson, Georgia. Faye enjoyed playing cards, walking, and riding her bike any time the sun...
David Gene Powers, II
Jan 20, 2025
David Gene Powers II, born on June 30, 1996, in Orlando, Florida, passed away on January 20, 2025 in Rebecca, Georgia, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, loyalty, and strength. David is survived by his devoted mother, Cheryl Powers and his three loving older sisters: Amanda Powers, Allison Ramirez (Brandon), and Angela Powers, his cherished niece Alyssa Powers, and his...
Steve House
Jan 15, 2025
Steve House, 76, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Medical Center Central Georgia in Macon.
He was born on October 1, 1948, in Turner County to the late Junior Leroy and Lois Eunice Hampton House. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. House was also a Volunteer Firefighter with the Turner County Fire Rescue for...
Ima Jean Walters
Jan 15, 2025
Ima Jean Walters, 92, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Pruitt Health in Sylvester.
Ima Jean was born on May 29, 1932 in Turner County to the late Thelma Burdette Watson and Leon Watson. Ima Jean was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ashburn. She was a...
Dianne Jones Denham
Dec 30, 2024
Dianne Jones Denham, 74, of Sycamore passed away Monday, December 30, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Dianne was born on January 6, 1950 in Ashburn to the late Fred and Gertrude Nelson Jones. She was a supervisor with the Turner County Health Department for over 30 years. She was also a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Dianne was affectionately...
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter
Dec 29, 2024
President James Earl Carter, Jr., better known as Jimmy, passed away December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.
Jimmy served as Georgia's 76th governor from 1971-1975 and was elected as the 39th President of the United States in 1976. An office he would hold for one term from 1977-1981. He is the only president to hail from Georgia and...
Charles David Goff
Dec 26, 2024
Charles David Goff, 79, of Rebecca passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton.
Charles was born on July 25, 1945 in Turner County to the late Charlie Wes and Ernie Mae Dupree Goff. He was retired having worked many jobs, but most recently he was employed by Irwin County in the maintenance department....
Henry Thomas "Tommy" Wise
Dec 18, 2024
Henry Thomas “Tommy” Wise, 78, of Chula passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at his residence.
Tommy was born on October 2, 1946 in Turner County to the late James Ollie and Nettie Era Lamb Wise. He retired from Proctor and Gamble where he was employed as a technician. After his retirement he worked in construction for Jones Builders. He was...
James O'Neal "Neal" Wynn, III
Nov 23, 2024
James O’Neal “Neal” Wynn, III, 57, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Neal was born on July 2, 1967 in Albany to James O’Neal “Jimmy”, Jr. and Mary Youngblood Wynn. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Neal loved animals and enjoyed antique shopping. He loved his family and friends, but more than anything, he loved his two...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Story Hardy
Nov 22, 2024
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Story Hardy, 87, of Turner County passed away Friday, November 22, 2024 at Maple Court in Tifton.
Jackie was born on November 18, 1937 in Ashburn to the late James Livingston and Beulah P. Pitts Story. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Jackie, along with her husband Charles, were the owners of Hardy’s Flowers in Ashburn for...
Roger Robert Peek
Nov 16, 2024
Roger Robert Peek, 61, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2024. He was born on January 5, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Robert Roscoe Peek and Rosemary Agee.
Roger proudly served his country in the United States Marines, and his love for his country and his family remained central throughout his life. He was an avid motorcyclist and...
Imogene "Jean" Wilson Watson
Nov 15, 2024
Imogene “Jean” (Wilson) Watson, 89, passed peacefully at home on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Jean was born in Ashburn, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Edison and Nancy Culpepper Wilson. She graduated from Sycamore High School. She was a standout student athlete and member of the varsity basketball team. In addition to raising her family, she completed studies at...
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